Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-05-20
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

The Government is boring an arte-
sian well at Vancouver to supply the
garrison with water.
Walla Walla grain buyers are con-
tracing for the coming crop of wheat
at 60 cents bushel.
At the termination of the term of
court at Montesano, Judge Allen ap-
pointed Harry Sutton to the position
of clerk.
J. E. Murine, of Semiahmoo, was
stabbed and killed by man named
VIM. Shearer, at New Westminster,
last Friday.
A man by the name of Ward, living
in South Seattle, Saturday morning,
cut his wife's throat and then severed
his own wind-pipe, during sudden fit
of insanity.
There is no mossbackism in this
town, but there is large mercantile
establishment, which prints its own
stationery with a rubber stamp, says
the Tacoma News.
1t pains US to remark, sighs the
Reveille, that the saloons in LaConner,
where local option carried by vote of
five to one, are running with front
doors open wide.
Capt. Gilbert, with schooner and
steam launch, is now making coast
survey of Bellingham Bay for the
Government. He will extend his op-
erations around the bay from Samish
to Nooksack river, including the Gulf
of Georgia approaches.
Miss Annie r. Bright, a young lady
who was ON her way to Port Townsend
to visit sister who is teaching school
at that place, died about two miles the
other side of Wood river on the North
ern Pacific Railroad train, Saturday
night, of consumption, age, % years.
She was in company with her father
and some lady friends.
The locomotive Agnes, recently ar
rived from the East for the Satsop
railroad, at Seattle, was transferred to
Shelton, on Hammersley inlet, the
Sound terminus of that road, fifteen
miles of which, from Shelton to Lake
Nauwetzel, is now graded and ready
for iron. The road, when finished
through to Gray's Harbor, will be
forty-eight miles long. Work is being
pushed forward as rapidly as possible.
Robert Williams, of Port Townsend,
was suddenly killed on Tuesday even
ing Of last week, while standing on the
bow of the steamer Virginia. The
steamer had arrived from the Islands
and was about to land at Hunts wharf.
Mr.. Williams was standing still when
he was struck by a plank protruding
from the wharf and knocked down.
He was struck just above the region of
the heart and lived just about five
minutes after the accident. Robert
Williams was born in Washington
Territory and was at his death about
% years of age. He was q member
of the Order Of Red Men under whose
auspices the funeral was conducted on
Thursday. He leaves q wife and two
children.
Blaine Journal: 1t is said that mur-
der in time "will out" and Judge
Turner has at last shown the spirit Of
his woman suffrage decision. At
Goldendale, few drys ago, according
to the Sentinel, he stated that he want
ed it distinctly understood that he was
opposed to woman suffrage and at war
against it. 1t was Judge Turner who
requested the attorney who was argu
ing against woman juries to argue the
constitutionality of the woman suf-
frage law before the infamous" deci-
sion was rendered. The attorney re-
fused to comply with the request, be-
cause he did not want to bring that
question before the court. However
the two judges took it upon themselves
to render their decision upon that
point. The circumstances created the
impression that the decision was the
result of pre-determination Of Judges
Turner and Langford to get rid of wo-
man suffrage at all hazards, and now
Judge Turner has owned up"
Patrick Fitzpatrick, about GO years
of age, lived near Roy, and engaged
in digging bitches and other such farm
work. On Wednesday of last week,
ne had a check cashed by one of the
residents for $34, and stated that he
was going to Tacoma for . glorious
old drunk. He went to the city and
procured two-gallon demijohn of
whisky, some crackers, cheese and
canned meats, and early next morning
took the train for the country. He
made his headquarters close by .
spring at VIM. Handles ranch for two
or three days, drinking his whisky and
eating his lunch. This he is supposed
to have kept up until sometime Satur-
day evening, when he was found dead
by some of the neighbors. The demi-
john was found empty. The poor fel-
low is supposed to have drank it all
and died from the effects. Mr.. Kandle
heard of the death of the man and at
once drove to Tacoma and summoned
Coroner Mccoy. Early on Sunday
morning the Coroner of Pierce county